# Jed Clampett was not "shootin' at some food" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 26, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025 "2020-01-26T23:03:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/61 "2020-01-28T18:02:25Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > I wish I could find this exact scene but no luck so far. Jethro is going to school and tells Uncle Jed about his “cipherin’” class: “Today I learned pi R square.” As he walks away Jed shakes his head and says “I don’t know what they’re teachin him in that school. Everyone knows pie are round. _Cornbread_ are square.” **JED:** (_Proudly_) That boy takes to cipherin’ like a mule takes to millet! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/62 "2020-01-28T18:03:40Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > IIRC, one episode explained a huge piece of jewelry that Lisa wore as having been smuggled out of Budapest in a jar of chicken fat. I don’t think it was spelled out, but the impression was she was some kind of aristocrat fallen on hard times. Like the stereotypical Russian prince waiting tables in 1920s Paris. > > Her family was probably(the war and especially 1956 were still fresh memories) escaping the communists and any wealth they had left would have to be portable. That sounds about right. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/63 "2020-01-28T20:28:31Z")
Green Acres also had Arnold Ziffel the pig. Arnold was probably the funniest tv animal ever. Why doesnt modern tv have any funny animals? Also while Lisa was often shown being somewhat dim witted, sometimes she also really shown thru. Take the Season 1, episode 7 ["Neighborliness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Green_Acres_episodes#Season_1_(1965%E2%80%9366))" where Oliver needed his field plowed but his tractor didnt work. So he came up with the idea of holding a plowing contest to get neighbors to come plow his fields. Well he told Lisa she would have to cook for everyone so Lisa came up with the idea of holding a fried chicken cooking contest and she gave away their fancy new couch as first prize. Also while Mr. Haney could pull a scam on Oliver, he never could on Lisa. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/64 "2020-01-28T20:32:04Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Jed (noting Jethro eating cereal out of a large mixing bowl): Jethro, that the only bowl of cereal you et? > > Jethro: Yessir, Uncle Jed. Done filled it up three times! Kellogs Corn Flakes was a sponsor. So was Winston cigarettes. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/65 "2020-01-28T20:36:15Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > **JED:** (_Proudly_) That boy takes to cipherin’ like a mule takes to millet! Jethro knew his gazintas too! 2 gazinta 4 2 times, 3 gazinta 9 3 times, etc. ---
**Author:** ![TimfromNapa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TimfromNapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimfromNapa)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/66 "2020-01-28T20:36:50Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Anybody remember the SNL skit called “The Bel Airabs”? [SNL Archives | Sketch](https://snl.jt.org/skit.php-i=27.html) > > Now this here’s the story of a man named Abdul > A poor desert Bedouin who didn’t have no fuel > But then one day he was shooting at some Jews > And up from the sand came a bubbling’ ooze . . . Thanks for that stroll down memory lane. I saw it when it first aired. Soon, I’ll be turning into oil. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/67 "2020-01-28T20:38:20Z")
I loved how Arnold could grunt in seven languages. 😛 One time, Oliver needed to get his produce to market but his truck broke down. The rubbery sheet left over after Lisa cut out her hotcakes on the griddle made the perfect headgasket for fixing the engine. ---
**Author:** ![TimfromNapa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TimfromNapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimfromNapa)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/68 "2020-01-28T20:42:19Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I… Sorry. I was looking for the thread about packing three months worth of clothes for a 3-hour cruise. Not to mention all the money the Howells brought with them. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/69 "2020-01-28T20:43:28Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Jethro knew his gazintas too! 2 gazinta 4 2 times, 3 gazinta 9 3 times, etc. My astronomy professor loved telling the same joke! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TimfromNapa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TimfromNapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimfromNapa)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/70 "2020-01-28T20:53:09Z")
Since no one else has supplied it yet, I feel compelled to present the X-rated version of the song. Come and listen to my story ‘bout a man named Jed A poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed Then, one day while a fuckin’ Ellie Mae Out of his cock come a bubblin’ spray… Semen that is - spunk, jism, San Francisco tea Well, the first thing you know Ellie Mae’s a gettin’ fat The kinfolk said, “Jed, take a look at that!” They said, “an abortion is the thing you ought to do” So, he got a wire hanger and some Lysol too. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/71 "2020-01-28T22:03:37Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Rich people live in enclaves. Ever has it been so. Well, enclaves are popular in my area and not just for the rich. You can get a place at The Enclave Apartments for $795 a month which isn’t too upper-crusty sounding. There’s also The Enclave Condominiums or simply [The Enclave](http://www.kpmattheenclave.com), not to mention a bare-bones apartment complex for the frugal, which lacks air conditioning and is called “The Autoclave”. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Brother\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_brother_1/32/3513_2.png) [@Little\_Brother\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Brother_1)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/72 "2020-01-28T22:19:15Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > With Green Acres being the MUCH superior program. > > That said, in the opening theme Lisa is dead set against moving to a rural farm; she’s the spoiled socialite who’ll never fit in. > > In the actual show she seems to understand and fit in with the locals much better than Oliver. I don’t know if the “Green Acres” producers acknowledged it, but the premise is a reworking of the movie “The Egg and I”. [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039349/reference](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039349/reference) So, maybe the Green Acres crew were able to hit the ground rolling. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/73 "2020-01-28T22:29:27Z")
> [@TimfromNapa](#): > > Thanks for that stroll down memory lane. I saw it when it first aired. Soon, I’ll be turning into oil. The next thing you know Abdul’s a billionaire His clan folk say “Abdul, move away somewhere!” They say “Californee, you really should be there” So he loaded up the camel and moved to Belair! Swimming pools, movie stars, Jews. The Belairabs! ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/74 "2020-01-28T22:33:12Z")
According to Wikipedia, Green Acres was adapted from a radio show called Granby’s Green Acres. The radio show aired a couple years after the movie The Egg & I was released, so maybe the radio show was inspired by the movie, although Wikipedia doesn’t mention it. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/75 "2020-01-28T23:33:49Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Take the Season 1, episode 7 ["Neighborliness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Green_Acres_episodes#Season_1_(1965%E2%80%9366))" where Oliver needed his field plowed but his tractor didnt work. So he came up with the idea of holding a plowing contest to get neighbors to come plow his fields. That was Uncle Joe’s idea. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/76 "2020-01-28T23:48:54Z")
Also, in some episodes, at least, Lisa’s father is the deposed king of Hungary. Her backstory is a bit inconsistent, though. As an aside, Green Acres has a great example of sneaking stuff past the censors–Lisa of course is always using mispronounciations and malaprops, and was always a bad cook approaching Ellie May levels. So in one episode, she is complaining about how Oliver hates her cooking and mentions her “stupping” (instead of “stuffing.”) Oliver replies “I’ve always liked your stupping!” (The show is currently airing on MeTV so I’ve seen a lot of it recently.) ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/77 "2020-01-29T00:47:10Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Too many (new) relatives looking for handouts? They should improve themselves (hah!) by moving to a better part of the country? To save Elly from being snatched up by some dumb local yokel (all stereotypes provided by the original show) with an eye on her prospects? Because the weather’s better? And who doesn’t want to move from almost anywhere to California? In the 60’s? IIRC from some of the early episodes it was sort of implied that Jethro’s mom, cousin Pearl, was who really pushed Jed to move. I believe she had plans for her son and possibly tagging along in the end. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/78 "2020-01-29T00:59:10Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > IIRC from some of the early episodes it was sort of implied that Jethro’s mom, cousin Pearl, was who really pushed Jed to move. I believe she had plans for her son and possibly tagging along in the end. More than implied. See #7. A good part of the first episode was taken up by Pearl trying to convince Jed to move. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/79 "2020-01-29T04:32:40Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Well, enclaves are popular in my area and not just for the rich. > > You can get a place at The Enclave Apartments for $795 a month which isn’t too upper-crusty sounding. There’s also The Enclave Condominiums or simply [The Enclave](http://www.kpmattheenclave.com), not to mention a bare-bones apartment complex for the frugal, which lacks air conditioning and is called “The Autoclave”. I don’t think you’re picking up what I’m laying down. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025/80 "2020-01-29T05:18:44Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > … > As an aside, Green Acres has a great example of sneaking stuff past the censors–Lisa of course is always using mispronounciations and malaprops, and was always a bad cook approaching Ellie May levels. So in one episode, she is complaining about how Oliver hates her cooking and mentions her “stupping” (instead of “stuffing.”) Oliver replies “I’ve always liked your stupping!” > > (The show is currently airing on MeTV so I’ve seen a lot of it recently.) Also, she consistently called Hooterville Hooters-ville. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025.md?page=5)